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Weekend Calendar: Strawberries, Grapes and the Blues

Lindsey Chester edits the CaryCitizen Calendar of Events. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – April in Cary is a splendid thing, with scores of events on the Cary Citizen Calendar. This week, we’re highlighting strawberries, grapes and the blues. Read more

Call for Artists: All Things in Fours

Story from staff reports. Photo by King of Monks, design by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Here’s an interesting art contest: All Things in Fours. Cary Visual Art (CVA) is running the contest and the winning entries will be exhibited at the Cross Currents Music Festival this sumer in Cary.

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Music: Remembering Earl Scruggs

Cary, NC – Banjo-picking legend Earl Scruggs died yesterday at the age of 88. He was a favorite son of North Carolina and forever changed the music we call bluegrass. Read more

Abba Comes to Cary – Tix on Sale Friday

Cary, NC – The concert season continues to take shape at Booth Amphitheatre in Cary with the addition of “ABBA – The Concert” on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 30. Read more

Kickstarter: Help a Cary Dad Make a Jazz Record

Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Cary musician Michael Pelz-Sherman works as a programmer but has a PhD in Music. Now he wants to make a jazz album and you can help. Read more

B-52s Coming to Cary

Cary, NC – Booth Amphitheatre has announced that the B-52s wil headline the line-up for Band Together NC, a benefit on Saturday May 12.  Read more

Coming to Cary: Bob Weir and Phil Lesh

Story by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Get out your tie-dye t-shirts because Bob Weir and Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead fame are bringing their band Further to Booth Amphitheatre in Cary this July 11. Read more

Video: Day Dream Believer

Story by Hal.

Cary, NC – Davy Jones, lead singer of the Monkees, passed away yesterday in Florida at the age of 66. Facebook and Twitter lit up with tributes, so I thought it might be a good time to post a song that’s been going through my head. Read more

Events: Contra Dance This Saturday

Story from staff reports. Photos by Patrick Smyth.

What happens when symphony musicians put down their violins, then pick them up again and call them fiddles?

Come and see on Saturday evening, February 25 when the Raleigh Civic Symphony Association (RCSA) sponsors a contra dance to benefit the Orchestras of NC State University. Read more

Visit SAS, Hear a Concert, Double Your Donation

Story from staff reports. Photo from Vocal Motion.

Cary, NC – In the past, we’ve written about Vocal Motion, the choral ensemble at SAS in Cary. Upcoming shows this week offer a chance to visit the SAS Campus, hear this fabulous group for free and double the value of any donation you make at the concert to DonorsChoose.org. Read more